Alkalol
Alkalol is a nasal wash and oral rinse. Alkalol dissolves mucus, cleans and moisturizes the nasal airways, and provides relief to agitated sinus, nasal passage and throat tissue. It is an alkaline saline solution that includes a mix of menthol, camphor, eucalyptol, thymol, benzoin, and oils of wintergreen, spearmint, pine, and cinnamon, as well as potassium and sodium salts. First formulated by James P. Whitters in 1896 in a small laboratory above the A.J. Barker pharmacy in Taunton, Massachusetts, Alkalol is one of the oldest over-the-counter pharmaceutical products sold in the United States.
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Eden, Vermont, USA
1839 December 17 - Singular Coincidence
A man named Cain Able, keeps the Adam and Eve tavern in Eden, Vermont. Yes, and no doubt the Serpent can be found there too, as busy as ever in destroying Adam and Eve's children.
The Greensboro Patriot - Greensboro, North Carolina - December 17, 1839
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1839 December 17 - Singular Coincidence
A man named Cain Able, keeps the Adam and Eve tavern in Eden, Vermont. Yes, and no doubt the Serpent can be found there too, as busy as ever in destroying Adam and Eve's children.
The Greensboro Patriot - Greensboro, North Carolina - December 17, 1839
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Potato Cakes for Breakfast - Save from dinner a soup-plate of mashed potatoes, add to it a...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., April 27, 1881
Potato Cakes for Breakfast - Save from dinner a soup-plate of mashed potatoes, add to it a...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., April 27, 1881
Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange)
1884 - CRASHING INTO A LAND SLIDE. A TRAIN ON THE WEST SHORE WRECKED AND SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED.
The Atlantic express of the West Shore Road is due at Jersey City at 7 o’clock in the morning. It lost a few minutes south of Albany yesterday morning, and a little before 5 o’clock was booming along ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - December 17, 1884
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1884 - CRASHING INTO A LAND SLIDE. A TRAIN ON THE WEST SHORE WRECKED AND SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED.
The Atlantic express of the West Shore Road is due at Jersey City at 7 o’clock in the morning. It lost a few minutes south of Albany yesterday morning, and a little before 5 o’clock was booming along ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - December 17, 1884
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Dr. A. Boschee's German Syrup
Made in Woodbury, New Jersey
Boschee’s German Syrup was a common remedy for coughs, colds and consumption. It was most popular for its claim to "cure" consumption and any disease of the throat and lungs. http://www.herbmuseum.ca
Found at Old Drugstore, St Augustine, Florida
Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1884 - An Aerolite Falls in Canada
Quebec, P. Q., Dec. 16, 1884. - An aerolite fell on the farm of C. Francois, at Chateau Richer, below Montmorency Falls, a short distance from Quebec, at three o'clock Saturday morning. It was dug up ... Read MORE...
The New York Herald - New York, New York - December 17, 1884
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1884 - An Aerolite Falls in Canada
Quebec, P. Q., Dec. 16, 1884. - An aerolite fell on the farm of C. Francois, at Chateau Richer, below Montmorency Falls, a short distance from Quebec, at three o'clock Saturday morning. It was dug up ... Read MORE...
The New York Herald - New York, New York - December 17, 1884
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Elmira, New York, USA
1886 - FOUR MEN KILLED - Victims of the Explosion of a Locomotive Boiler
A few minutes after 3 o'clock the other afternoon an engine of the Beech Creek Railroad blew up with tremendous force near Elmira, N. Y. Five men were on the engine at the time, and all were... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - December 17, 1886
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1886 - FOUR MEN KILLED - Victims of the Explosion of a Locomotive Boiler
A few minutes after 3 o'clock the other afternoon an engine of the Beech Creek Railroad blew up with tremendous force near Elmira, N. Y. Five men were on the engine at the time, and all were... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - December 17, 1886
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Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
1907 - BADLY BURNED - MRS. KOYER FALLS WITH LIGHTED LAMP SETTING FIRE TO HER CLOTHES - NEIGHBOR EXTINGUISHES FLAMES BY ROLLING HER IN SNOW AND SAVES HER LIFE.
Mrs. Kooyer, wife of Engineer Kooyer of the 300 road, was the victim Sunday evening of an accident which came near being the cause of her death. She was going down into the cellar with a lighted lamp ... Read MORE...
Bismarck Daily Tribune - Bismarck, North Dakota - December 17, 1907
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1907 - BADLY BURNED - MRS. KOYER FALLS WITH LIGHTED LAMP SETTING FIRE TO HER CLOTHES - NEIGHBOR EXTINGUISHES FLAMES BY ROLLING HER IN SNOW AND SAVES HER LIFE.
Mrs. Kooyer, wife of Engineer Kooyer of the 300 road, was the victim Sunday evening of an accident which came near being the cause of her death. She was going down into the cellar with a lighted lamp ... Read MORE...
Bismarck Daily Tribune - Bismarck, North Dakota - December 17, 1907
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
If you are ever caught in a shower, and meet a gentleman friend who offers an umbrella, accept it,...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society... by Florence Hartley, January 1, 1872
If you are ever caught in a shower, and meet a gentleman friend who offers an umbrella, accept it,...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society... by Florence Hartley, January 1, 1872
Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA
1910 - WINDSOR LOCKS. Tobacco Shed and Contents Burn.
A tobacco shed and a small barn close by belonging to the estate of P. J. McMahon on Spring street were burned to the ground Thursday morning. In the barn was a quantity of tobacco and some laths,... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - December 17, 1910
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1910 - WINDSOR LOCKS. Tobacco Shed and Contents Burn.
A tobacco shed and a small barn close by belonging to the estate of P. J. McMahon on Spring street were burned to the ground Thursday morning. In the barn was a quantity of tobacco and some laths,... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - December 17, 1910
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1728 December 17 - Congregation Shearith Israel of New York purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan to build the city's first synagogue
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1843 December 17 – Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol is first published, in London. Released on December 19 it sells out by Christmas Eve.
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1870 The oldest office-holder in the United States is probably the Town Clerk of Southbury, Conn., who is 95 years old.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1843 December 17 – Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol is first published, in London. Released on December 19 it sells out by Christmas Eve.
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1870 The oldest office-holder in the United States is probably the Town Clerk of Southbury, Conn., who is 95 years old.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
1884 December 17 - A three week blockade of snow began at Portland, OR. A record December total of 34 inches was received.
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America - Did you know? S&H Green Stamps were trading stamps popular in the United States from the 1930s until the late...Read MORE...
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Quebec - Did you know? Black cats have always had a rather suspicious reputation as associates of sorceresses and witches, ...Read MORE...
The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 19, Oct. - Dec., 1892, Lutins in the Province of Quebec
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Quebec - Did you know? Black cats have always had a rather suspicious reputation as associates of sorceresses and witches, ...Read MORE...
The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 19, Oct. - Dec., 1892, Lutins in the Province of Quebec
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Visit Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA!
Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
Women's Club Building, Titusville, Pa.
Visit Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA!
Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
Women's Club Building, Titusville, Pa.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic
Made in Paris, Tennessee
Edwin Wiley Grove (1850–1927) was a self-made millionaire most famous for his "Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic." In this chill tonic, which came out 1878, Grove found a way to bottle a quinine mixture that would eliminate the bitter taste. The tasteless chill tonic, which some claimed was not all that tasteless, was an improvement over taking straight quinine for fevers and chills caused by malaria. A sweet syrup and lemon flavor was added to Quinine, cinchonine and cinchonidine, which were the main ingredients in crystal form in the tonic. Some sources claim that by 1890 more bottles of Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic were sold than bottles of Coca-Cola. wikipedia
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